Air Horizon, formerly known as Transtel Togo, was an airline based in Lomé, Togo operating flights within Africa, the Middle East and Asia out of Lomé-Tokoin Airport. The airline was founded in 2004 and shut down in 2007.[1]
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| Founded | 2004 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2007 | ||||||
| Hubs | Lomé-Tokoin Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Lomé, Togo | ||||||
Fleet
editAs of March 2007, the Air Horizon fleet included the following aircraft:
- Two Vickers Viscount V.810
- One Boeing 727
Accidents and incidents
edit- On 24 July 2001, Vickers Viscount 3D-OHM of Transtel was damaged beyond economic repair in a take-off accident at N'Djamena International Airport when the aircraft departed the runway, damaging the engines and propellers.[2] Although written off by the insurers, the aircraft was repaired. Repairs were almost complete when a soldier accidentally discharged his gun, puncturing a fuel tank.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Air Horizon at airlineupdate.com". Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ "cessna caravan | 2002 | 0213 | Flight Archive". www.flightglobal.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-05. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Vickers 802 Viscount 3D-OHM N'Djamena Airport (NDJ)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
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